Patents by Inventor John S. Baker

John S. Baker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12010780
    Abstract: A load control system may include control devices capable of being associated with each other at one or more locations for performing load control. Control devices may include control-source devices and/or control-target devices. A location beacon may be discovered and a unique identifier in the location beacon may be associated with a unique identifier of one or more control devices. Upon subsequent discovery of the location beacon, the associated load control devices may be controlled. The beacons may be communicated via radio frequency signals, visible light communication, and/or audio signals. The visible light communication may be used to communicate other types of information to devices in the load control system. The visible light communication may be used to identify link addresses for communicating with load control devices, load control instructions, load control configuration instructions, network communication information, and/or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Rhodes B. Baker, Kyle Thomas Barco, Bryan Robert Barnes, John H. Bull, Richard S. Camden, Jordan H. Crafts, David J. Dolan, Jason Groller, Sanjeev Kumar, Jonathan T. Lenz, Miguel Aguado Pelaez, Daniel L. Twaddell
  • Publication number: 20240172830
    Abstract: A light-emitting system is provided which is removably attachable to headgear for personal illumination to enhance visibility of the user to others. The light-emitting system includes a housing that defines a receiving aperture and is configured to surround a portion of the headgear when the light-emitting system is removably attached to the headgear for use. The light-emitting system further includes at least one lens and a plurality of lighting elements coupled to the annular housing which are configured to selectively generate a halo or at least a partial halo of light that radiates outwardly away from the annular housing through the at least one lens to provide enhanced personal illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: John Maxwell Baker, Andrew Royal, Raymond Walter Riley, Mark John Ramberg, Chad Austin Brinckerhoff, John R. Murkowski, Trent Robert Wetherbee, Alexander Michael Diener, Kristin Marie Will, Kyle S. Johnston, Clint Timothy Schneider, Evan William Mattingly, Keith W. Kirkwood, Jonathan Brandt Hadley
  • Patent number: 11918331
    Abstract: A movement detection device includes a signal transmission device configured to transmit a radar signal transmission toward a target area and to receive reflected radar signals, and a signal analysis device configured to analyze the reflected radar signals to detect a movement in the target area that is indicative of micro-shivering. In response to detecting the micro-shivering, the movement detection device generates an alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven D. Baker, Jennifer Bergstrom, Heinz-Hermann Dalbert, Brandon P. Fisk, Yongji Fu, Michael S. Hood, Charles A. Lachenbruch, John A. Lane, Kenzi L. Mudge, Matthew O'Neal, Frank E. Sauser, Douglas A. Seim, Gregory J. Shannon
  • Patent number: 5549248
    Abstract: A combination lawn feeder and sprinkler device includes a fluid container formed in a generally cylindrical configuration. The fluid container functions to hold water soluble fertilizer. The fluid container includes a cover with an aperture extending therethrough which is releasably coupled to the container. The apparatus also includes a propeller having a central shaft and a plurality of blades extending therefrom. The propeller functions to evenly distribute the water and fertilizer on a lawn. The shaft and blades have hollow interiors. The shaft is coupled within the aperture in the cover. The central shaft permits the flow of fluid from the container to the blades in the operative orientation. The free ends of each blade having an aperture to permit the dispersion of fluid through it. The shaft also includes a radially positioned hole. An associated water control device is also a feature of the apparatus. The water control device has two free ends. A first free end is positioned in the hole in the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Inventors: John S. Baker, Joyce V. Baker